Beet-harvester.



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BEET HAHVESER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY I. 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY I. 1915. LS la Patented Feb. 15,1916.

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A. F. DJUBERG.

BEET HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l. 1915.

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A. F. DJUBERG.

BEET HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILED IuLYI, 1915.

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ADOLPH F. DJUBERG,OE CONSULSASKATCHE"WAN, CANADA.

BEET-HARVESTER.

intents.

Application filed July 1, i915.

To all whom` it may concern Be it known that I AooLrH F. Damiano, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Consul, Province of `Saskatchewan, Dominion of Cana-da, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Beet-Harvesters, of which the following is a, specification.

My invention relates to the harvesting of beets, and the main object thereof is to provide a vehicle having means thereon for topping the beets, in eans for raising the beets out of the ground, means for conveying the beets to a suitable hopper, means for conveying the tops to a suitable basket, means for discharging the beets and tops in separate piles at desired times, and means for rendering the parts inoperative at will.

My invention. is fully described in the following specification, of which theaccompanying drawings form a part, in which likecharacters refer to like parts in each of the views, and in which Y Figure l is a plan View of a beet harvester constructed in accordance with. my invention, with several of the parts broken away; Fig. 2 is a side eleifation'partly in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a similar view from the Yopposite side, with some of the parts in different positions; Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line f-li of Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. l; Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line (5-6 of Fig. l; Fig. 7 is a detached, plan, view of part of the beet topping and 'top conveying mechanism; Fig. 8 is a detached perspective View of the beet basket or hopper; Fig. 9 is a detached perspective View of one of the moldboards which l employ; and Fig. 10 is a similar View of one-of the plow points, showing its manner of connection with the moldboard.

ln the drawings forming a part of this application I have shown a main frame 1l supported at its rear end by trailer wheels 12, preferably swiveled, and approximately centrally of said frame by main wheels 13 carried, each, by a stub-shaft 14 secured to an arm l5 pivoted in a bearing 1G on the main frame 11, and continued rearwardly to form` a yoke 17, the said stub-shafts, arms, and yoke being preferably integral.

Suspended from the yoke 1T by means of hook members 18, Fig. 2, is a forked plowbeain .lf2 having the usual cle'vis 20 at its forward end and the downwardly'directed Specifrcation of Letters Eatent.

' frame ll, as shown at 30, Figs.

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forks of which carry inoldboards il turn carrying points or shares 22 in detach lo connection therewith, and it will be seen that when the yoke 17 is depressed to carri,r the plow points into operation 'the main frame 1l moves downwardly, whereas when the plow points are raised out of operative positions the mainframeis raised withrespect to the main wheels 13.

Carried by the main frame ll lever 2? having a segment gear :2e at its lower end enmeshed with a segment gear @i5 keyed lor otherwise secured on the pivoted ends or portions ofthe arms l5 whereby the plow points may be raised or lowered at will, this being clearly shown in Fig. 3, the segment gear 25 being arranged adiacent one of the bearings 16. rFhe plow points Q are tongued at their similarly formed recesses in the forward ends of the moldboards, each of said points having a rearwardly directed bolt 2t secured thereto and adaptedA to engage with the respective mol-dboard and be secured thereto by means of a nut 27. These points are arranged side by side and adjacent each other, the inner faces thereof being downwardly inclined toward each other to provide a trough. formation therebetween to hold and guide the beets when raised from the ground by the plow points moving thereunder at each side thereof.

Bearing against the rear ends of the nicht boards 2l are a ilurality of rods 28 collectively forming a trough, Fig. .(3, said rods being carried adjacent their lower ends by bars .29 in resilient connection with the main to permit vertical movement of .said bars and lower rod ends.` The upper ends of said rods are slidably mounted in supports 3i carried by frameniembers supported on and above the side members lof the main frame 1l, this manner of connection of the upper rod ends permitting free movement of the lower rod ends.

ln the lower endsof the bars "29 is a transis a handverse shaft for a sprocket wheel B3, ranged between the sets of rods Q8, for an endless chain 34 movable upwardly iii the bottom of the trough formed by said rods and over a` sprocket wheel on a shaft 86 having a sprocket'wheel 3T at one end. The chain 34 is 'provided with a ifilnrality of spikes 38 at intervals adapted to engage the beets, after they have been forced rear- -rear ends to fit intov` l wardly between the moldboards 21, t'o carry the same toa hopper 39, open at its top, preferably formed of rods as shown, and

also having an opening in its bottom nor mally covered by a closure 40 pivoted at 41 and operable by means of a rod 42 in pivotal 'connection with a pedal 43 locatedl forwardly of the drivers seat 44.

Carried by the main frame 11, above the bearings 16, are stub shafts not shown for spur pinions 45, each of which carries a sprocket wheel 4G engaged with a chain 47 also engaged with the respective ones oftwo sprocket wheels 48 also rotatable on `stub shafts not shown and provided', eachywith` a spur pinion 49. These spur pinions 49 are enineshed with spur gears 49a keyed on a shaft 50 rotatable in suitable bearings carried by the main frame 11, this shaft 50 having a sprocket wheel 51 thereon around which is passed a chain 52 also passed around a sprocketwlieel 53 on a shaft 54 rotatable in plates 55 pivoted on the sli-aft 50 and the outer ends of whisch are movable through an arc of a circle, toward or from the ground, although said outer ends are supported by springs G to maintain the same in raised position undei normal conditions without preventing vforcible downward movement thereof. A

The shaft 54 has a rotary cutter 57- secured thereon operating in conjunction with knives 58 on a runway 59 carried by the plates 55, as cleai'ly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the cutter action being similar to the action of a lown-mower. This runway terminates in a transverse runway G0, FiO. 7, likewise' carried by the plates 55, and in the bottom of which is an endless conveyer belt 61, Fig. 4, substantially horizontally arranged for a portion of the length of the runway 60 and upwardly and outwardly inclined for the balance thereof: thev belt Gl is held on upper and lower rollers G2 and G3, respectively, and guided' by rollers 64, the i'oller G3 being keyed on a shaft 65 also carrying a sprocketwheel G6 for a chain 67 also engaged with a sprocket wheel G8 on a 'shaft G9; the shaft G9 is provided with a bevel pinion 69a at its other end ennieshed with abevel gear on the shaft 54.

Because of the plates 55 the runways, convever belt, cutters, and belt actuating means, aie. movable as a unit, `a rod 71 being in pivotalconnection with the runway 60 and provided with a pedal 72 at its opposite end adjacent thedrivers seat, whereby the driver is enabled to depress the cutters at will, against the action of the spring 56.'

Carried by the in ain framell, above the runway 59, is a shaft v73 which carries a basket 74 at its outer end, said basket being seen that if this pedal be actuated the shaft- 73 is rotated to revolve the' basketA 74 through a partial revolution to dump the contents thereof ina pile on the ground. this pedal action also dumping the beets in the hopper 39 in a separate pile. The corresponding spur pinion 45 also carries a sprocket wheel 77 connected, by means of a chain 78, with the sprocket wheel 37 onthe shaft 3G, and it will be seen that when the spur pinions 45 are .rotated the conveyers at each'end of the machine are actuated, as 'is also the rotary cutter 57. These spur pinions 45 are adapted to be enmeshed with relatively large spur gears 79 on the main wheels 13 and, when `'so enineslied and the machine being forwardly moved as by horses. the parts just mentioned are'actu-v ated., This meshing of the pinions 45 and gears 79 occurs when the main frame moves down 'ardly with .respect to the axis of the main wheels by manipulation of the handlever 23 and, because of the eccentric ar-v rangement of the axes of the pinions 45 and the bearings of `the main wheel carrying' arms 15, when the main frame 11 is raised with respect to the axis ofthe main wheels 13 by means of the hand-lever 23, the pinions 45 are separated from the gears 79 and the operable parts are rendered inactive al though the machine may still be drawn or otherwise propelled. It will be 4noted that this actuation ofthe operable parts occurs when the plow points are lowered into operative positions, and only at such time.

It will thus be seen that I provide a hai'- vester for beets whicli-tops the plants, dig-s equalities over which the machine is drawn,

and the top cutters are adjustable as to their height from the ground at the will of Ithe operator. The parts may be moved into and ont of gear at any time; and no injury to the beets can occur.

The machine may be used vfor harvesting vegetation other than beets without any change over the construction shown. and changes thereiiimay be made, within the scope of the following claims. to adapt the same toother uses than that described.I

My machine is composed of relatively few partsand is not likely to get out of order to require repair; it is'simple in construction and in operation and is entirely under the control of one man; and, in view of the result's accomplished, my machine is comparativelyinexpensive to build.

'Having' fully described my invention, whatl claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a frame, arms pvoted thereto; main wheels` carried by said arms, ayokecarried by saidarms diametrically OppOSitesaid wheels, "means for moving said arms on their pivots to raise said wheels or to raise said yoke` with respect to said frame, and a plow carried by said yoke.

2. The combination of a frame, arms pivoted thereto. main wheels carried by said arms, a yoke carried by said arms diametrically opposite said wheels, means for moving said arms on their pivots to raise or lower said frame with respect to said wheels and to lower or raise said yoke with respect to saidA frame, a plow suspended from said yoke, a rotary cutter, and means for actuating said cutter when vsaid plow'is in lowermost and operative position.

3. The combination of a frame, arms pivoted thereto, main wheels carried by said arms, a yoke carried by said arms diametrically opposite sald wheels, means for moving said arms on their pivots to raise or,

Copies o? thlls patent be obtained for lower said frame with respect I to Said wheels, a vegetable digger carried by said -fcally opposite said wheels, means for moving said arms on their pivots' to raise or lower said frame with respect to said wheels, a Vegetable'digger carried by said yoke, a conveyer adjacent thereto, ahopper adjacent said conveyer, a vegetable top cutter, a receiving' basket for said tops, a oo nveyer interposed between said cutter and basket, and means for operating said conveyers and said cutter when said frame is lowered with respect to said wheels.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses.

. ADOLPH F. DJUBERG,

,Witnesses JOHN HOILAND, THEoDoRE S. LrNDLoUiA).

ve cents each, by addressing the Commssfqner of Patents,

Washington, D. O. 

